fixed shared lib detection code

open-quantum-safe · Dec 1, 2023 · 9fa724b · 9fa724b
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commit 9fa724b
Showing 1 changed file with 10 additions and 3 deletions.
diff --git a/oqs/oqs.py b/oqs/oqs.py
@@ -20,12 +20,19 @@
 
 
 def _load_shared_obj(name):
-    """Attempts to load native OQS library."""
+    """Attempts to load shared library."""
     paths = []
 
     # search typical locations
-    paths += [ctu.find_library(name)]
-    paths += [ctu.find_library("lib" + name)]
+    try:
+        paths += [ctu.find_library(name)]
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        pass
+    try:
+        paths += [ctu.find_library("lib" + name)]
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        pass
+
     dll = ct.windll if platform.system() == "Windows" else ct.cdll
 
     for path in paths: